Podcast #154: Tasmania votes for another hung parliament
Ben is joined by Kevin Bonham and Chris Monnox to discuss the results of the Tasmanian state election and prospects for the formation of...
Tasmania 2025 – the close races
Tasmanian election results can often be simplified to totals for each party in each electorate. But votes aren't cast for parties, they're cast for...
Despite hopes of breaking a deadlock, Tasmania votes for status quo
There were some noticeable swings in the Tasmanian election, and there will be some changes in the Assembly, but overall the result seems to...
Tasmanian election night live
10:56 - All of the pre-poll booths that were due to be counted tonight have now reported. So I don't expect any more results...
Tasmanian election day
8:00 - Polls have just opened for election day for Tasmania's 2025 state election.
I won't be blogging during the day today, but I will...
Comings and goings in Tasmanian politics
Hare-Clark is basically unique amongst Australian electoral systems because there is a realistic possibility that a member of parliament will lose their seat to...
Podcast #153: Tasmania’s election landscape
Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to discuss the latest Tasmanian state polls and go through Tasmania's five electorates one...
Queensland’s state redistribution kicks off
This weekend's Tasmanian state election is likely to be the last major election in 2025, barely halfway through the year, but that means the...
How have countbacks performed in NSW?
I wrote a blog post last weekend about how the NSW government has been sneaking in a change to how council vacancies are filled...
How do votes turn into seats in Tasmania?
You need a quota to win a seat in a Tasmanian House of Assembly election. But in practice no-one polls exactly a quota. In...